Oprah Winfrey, Audra McDonald Tackle Suicidal Themes in Broadway’s ‘Night, Mother’
February 7, 2014
Reports from The New York Times reveal that Oprah Winfrey is in talks to make her Broadway debut in a revival of Marsha Norman’s Night, Mother. Winfrey would star opposite five time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, though nothing has been officially confirmed and
Elton John Turning ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ into Animated Film
February 7, 2014
Elton John will be teaming up with the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in order to transform their 1969 musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat into an animated film production. This is the latest project for Elton John’s production company
‘Matilda’ Launches National Tour in Los Angeles May 2015
February 7, 2014
Producers of the Tony Award winning musical Matilda the Musical announced that the production is set to launch a national tour in May 2015 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. The musical will play a technical preview at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven,
Billy Crystal’s ‘700 Sundays’ Comes to HBO April 19
February 6, 2014
After a live taping January 3rd and 4th at the Imperial Theatre in New York, HBO has confirmed that Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays will debut on the network Saturday, April 19, 2013 between 9-11 pm ET/PT. This comes after a highly successful Broadway run and tour throughout
NYC Super Bowl Didn’t Translate to Sales for Broadway Shows
February 4, 2014
Originally, it was thought that a Super Bowl hosted in New York would translate into stronger sales for Broadway shows. However, it seems as though the Super Bowl hurt rather than helped Broadway tickets sales; sales that were already weakened by the annual January
‘Once,’ ‘Newsies,’ ‘Wicked’ Hit Baltimore’s Hippodrome in 2014/15 Season
February 3, 2014
Broadway Across America has recently announced the 2014-15 Hippodrome Broadway Series. The season, which marks the 100 year anniversary of the historic Hippodrome Theatre, will include Broadway hits such as Once, Newsies, and Wicked among several others. President of the Hippodrome Jeff Daniel shared
‘Jersey Boys’ Set to Tour the UK in September
January 31, 2014
Jersey Boys is set to launch its first ever concurrent U.K. tour beginning in September. Performances will start September 4, 2014 at Manchester’s Palace Theater for a run that will last through October 4, 2014. The tour will then continue to Edinburgh, Stoke, Hull,
New York Pops Concerts Features Matthew Morrison, Sutton Foster, Kelli O’Hara
January 31, 2014
Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Tony Award nominees Matthew Morrison and Kelli O’Hara are among several other stars who will join the New York Pops for its 32nd season at Carnegie Hall. Pops musical director Steven Reineke will lead the orchestra in celebrating
Broadway Aspiring ‘Gigi’ Gets Tryout in Seattle in May
January 29, 2014
A concert version of Lerner and Loewe’s Tony Award winning musical Gigi will be presented by the 5th Avenue Theatre May 16 – 18, 2014. The musical, set to open on Broadway in 2015, will be presented in a concert setting that features a
‘King Kong’ Set to Rumble on Broadway’s Foxwoods Theatre in December
January 29, 2014
The production of King Kong, currently loose in the wilds of Australia, will be making its way to the Broadway stage. Gerry Ryan, chairman of Global Creatures which is the production company behind the show, confirmed that the huge production will have a run on the big stage,
